Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen gave Xian Er Divine Fox Essence Blood, and they spent the night together. The next morning, he examined Meng Er’s condition, taught her the Phoenix Scripture from the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture, and kissed her, leaving her shy but expectant.

• Xiao Chen gave Xian Er Divine Fox Essence Blood, and she recognized it and thanked him.
• Xiao Chen carried Xian Er to bed, and they spent the night together.
• Xiao Chen woke beside Xian Er, dressed, and went outside to find Meng Er cultivating in a wooden basin.
• Xiao Chen examined Meng Er and found that only twenty to thirty percent of the black particles in her meridians had been removed after nearly two months.
• Xiao Chen taught Meng Er the Phoenix Scripture and explained the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture’s dual cultivation effects.
• Xiao Chen kissed Meng Er, and she blushed with anticipation.

Xiao Chen met Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House and gave her the Marrow Cleansing Pill, explaining that it could change her cultivation aptitude but would cause severe pain. Ya Fei resolved to take the chance to gain strength, while Xiao Chen wondered if she had noticed his thoughts about her.

• Xiao Chen left the Small World within the Cosmos Ring and went to the Mittel Auction House to meet Ya Fei.
• Xiao Chen placed several dozen bottles of pills he had refined on the table and explained what they contained.
• Ya Fei asked about the pill that could help her become a Dou Venerable, and Xiao Chen showed her the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
• Xiao Chen explained that the pill could cleanse her marrow, forge her bones, and change her cultivation aptitude, but warned that the process would be painful.
• Ya Fei resolved to seize the chance to improve her talent and change her fate despite the pain.
• Ya Fei studied Xiao Chen with unusual interest, and Xiao Chen awkwardly wondered whether she had seen through his thoughts.

Xiao Chen helped Ya Fei refine a Marrow Cleansing Pill with his Dou Qi and Phoenix Essence Blood. Afterward, Ya Fei discovered that the cleansing had raised her Cultivation from Five-Segment Dou Qi to Nine-Segment Dou Qi.

• Ya Fei swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill and endured its painful effects until she collapsed.
• Xiao Chen carried Ya Fei to the bed and used his Dou Qi to help refine the pill’s remaining medicinal power.
• Xiao Chen gave Ya Fei a drop of Phoenix Essence Blood, and her condition gradually stabilized.
• After three hours, Ya Fei teased Xiao Chen for taking liberties with her, and he dodged her kick using Space Teleportation.
• Xiao Chen told Ya Fei to check her Cultivation, and she discovered that she had reached Nine-Segment Dou Qi.

Xiao Chen helped Ya Fei recover after she broke through to Nine-Segment Dou Qi, then gave her another drop of Phoenix Essence Blood. Before leaving, he agreed to attend a major auction at the Mittel Auction House in seven days.

• Xiao Chen asked Ya Fei to compensate him for the Marrow Cleansing Pill and Phoenix Essence Blood, and she gave him a brief kiss.
• Xiao Chen carried Ya Fei into a basin of blood-red liquid that helped regulate the pill’s medicinal effects and repair her meridians.
• After the liquid turned clear, Ya Fei teased Xiao Chen while changing, then told him about the upcoming auction featuring a Profound-rank Dou Technique.
• Xiao Chen agreed to attend the auction if he had time and gave Ya Fei a white jade bottle containing a drop of Phoenix Essence Blood.

Xiao Chen gave Ya Fei a drop of Phoenix Essence Blood, then spent seven days cultivating before arriving at the Mittel Auction House. He watched Ya Fei conduct an auction attended by the patriarchs of the Xiao, Gale, and Oba Families, where a Profound-rank Dou Technique drew a crowd.

• Xiao Chen gave Ya Fei a Jade Bottle containing Phoenix Essence Blood and whispered something that left her blushing and intrigued.
• Xiao Chen returned to the Xiao Family and watched the sunset with Xiao Xun'er before they went back to their courtyards.
• Xiao Chen cultivated for seven days, awakened two more Giant Elephant Micro-Particles, and improved his understanding of his techniques.
• Xiao Chen left the Xiao Family after greeting Meng Er while Xian Er continued refining Divine Fox Essence Blood in the Small World within the Cosmos Ring.
• Xiao Chen arrived late at the Mittel Auction House and saw Ya Fei conducting an auction with Xiao Zhan and the Gale and Oba Family patriarchs in attendance.

Xiao Chen watched Jia Lie Bi win the Heavenly Fire Technique after Xiao Zhan drove up the bids, then left the auction hall and waited to meet Ya Fei. Ya Fei arrived with an elderly man, and Xiao Chen asked whether the auction had been profitable.

• Ya Fei presented the Mysterious Rank Advanced cultivation method Heavenly Fire Technique with a starting bid of two hundred thousand gold coins.
• Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa competed for the scroll until Oba Pa withdrew at four hundred and thirty thousand gold coins.
• Xiao Zhan raised the bid to five hundred thousand, prompting Jia Lie Bi to offer five hundred and fifty thousand before Xiao Zhan revealed he had been teasing him.
• Ya Fei declared Jia Lie Bi the buyer, and Xiao Chen left the auction hall.
• Xiao Chen waited in a room until Ya Fei and an elderly man arrived, then asked Ya Fei if the auction had brought in a good profit.

Xiao Chen met Gu Ni at the auction house and revealed that he was a Third-Rank Alchemist, shocking both Gu Ni and Ya Fei. Gu Ni left after speaking privately with Ya Fei, while Xiao Chen reflected on how his achievement had affected the older alchemist.

• Ya Fei introduced Gu Ni to Xiao Chen as a Three-Star Great Dou Shi and Second-Rank Alchemist.
• Gu Ni questioned Xiao Chen about whether he was an alchemist and what rank he had reached.
• Xiao Chen released his soul force, forcing Gu Ni back more than ten steps and revealing his Third-Rank Alchemist level.
• Gu Ni praised Xiao Chen, then spoke quietly with Ya Fei and left the room.
• Xiao Chen watched Gu Ni leave and thought that his achievement had hit the older alchemist hard.

Xiao Chen learned that Ya Fei had reached Three-Star Dou Zhe after absorbing the Phoenix Essence Blood, then returned to the Xiao Family and helped Meng Er cultivate the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture. The chapter ended the next morning with Xiao Chen and Meng Er together in bed.

• Ya Fei told Xiao Chen that consuming the Phoenix Essence Blood had raised her cultivation to Three-Star Dou Zhe, and she credited his guidance and the Marrow Cleansing Pill for her progress.
• Xiao Chen spent two hours talking with Ya Fei, then wandered through Wutan City's Market before returning to the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Chen visited Xun'er with food, checked on Xiao Yan's arduous cultivation, and returned to his courtyard, where Xian Er remained hidden as a trump card.
• Xiao Chen asked Meng Er about cultivating the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture, then took her into the inner room to teach her.
• The next morning, Xiao Chen woke beside Meng Er, who opened her eyes and blushed when she noticed him stroking her cheek.

Xiao Chen left Meng Er after promising she would always be his woman, then secluded himself in the Xiao Family Back Mountain to cultivate. Two months later, he reached Eight-Segment Dou Qi and resumed training with more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, aiming to break through to the Dou Zhe realm.

• Xiao Chen told Meng Er she would always be his woman, and Meng Er resolved to work hard at cultivation after he left.
• Xiao Chen went to a Mountain Cave in the Xiao Family Back Mountain and prepared ten bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for cultivation.
• Xiao Chen absorbed Progenitor Dragon Essence Blood and Phoenix Essence Blood while cultivating dou qi and practicing the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength.
• After two months, Xiao Chen reached Eight-Segment Dou Qi and found that the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid had lost its medicinal power.
• Xiao Chen replaced the liquid with thirty bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and resumed cultivating toward the Dou Zhe realm.

Xiao Chen completed five months of cultivation, reached the tenth stage of Dou Qi, and used Qi Gathering Powder to become a Dou Zhe. After returning to the Xiao Family and eating a meal prepared by Meng Er, he anticipated that the pre-Coming-of-Age Ceremony assessment would begin soon.

• Over five months in the Mountain Cave, Xiao Chen cultivated his techniques, absorbed essence blood, and awakened more than a hundred Giant Elephant Micro-Particles.
• Xiao Chen reached the tenth stage of Dou Qi and took Qi Gathering Powder to condense a Dou Qi Vortex, successfully becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Chen checked his new Dou Qi Vortex, tidied the Mountain Cave, and left after confirming the Space Imprint Rune on its wall.
• Xiao Chen returned to the Xiao Family, met Meng Er in his room, and asked her to prepare food.
• After eating the meal Meng Er made, Xiao Chen considered that the pre-Coming-of-Age Ceremony assessment should be starting soon.

Xiao Chen accompanied Meng Er and Xun'er to the Xiao Family’s preliminary test before the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where clan members needed at least Seven Stages of Dou Qi to qualify for the Dou Qi Pavilion. The test began, Xiao Mei passed with Eight Stages, and Xiao Xun'er was called next.

• Xiao Chen spent the days before the test cultivating in his courtyard, while Xian Er refined Divine Fox Essence Blood and Meng Er trained under his guidance.
• Xiao Chen brought Meng Er and Xun'er to the Xiao Family Training Ground for the preliminary test, where Xiao Yan arrived just before it began.
• Xiao Zhan announced that participants needed Seven Stages of Dou Qi to qualify, though those below the threshold could challenge a qualified companion once.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Mei take the test and reflected that she had once admired him before his decline; Xiao Chen teased him about her changed attitude.
• Xiao Mei tested at Eight Stages of Dou Qi and qualified, while most of the next dozen participants failed to meet the standard.
• The examiner called Xiao Xun'er to take her test.

Xiao Xun'er revealed that she had reached One-Star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Chen told her that he had also broken through. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan shocking the Xiao Clan by testing at the seventh stage of Dou Qi.

• Xiao Xun'er tested at One-Star Dou Zhe, concealing her true strength from the crowd.
• Xiao Chen told Xiao Xun'er that he had reached Dou Zhe as well.
• Xiao Yan went to the stone monument as the last test candidates were called, ignoring the crowd's mockery.
• The monument revealed Xiao Yan had reached the seventh stage of Dou Qi, stunning Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan Members.
• The tester announced Xiao Yan's result as seventh stage, high level, and the training ground fell silent before gasps broke out.

Xiao Chen tested as a Three-Star Dou Zhe, stunning the Xiao clan and impressing Xiao Xun'er. After the test and its challenges ended, he left the plaza holding Xun'er's hand, and she asked him to visit Wutan City with her the next day.

• Xiao Yan finished his test, and Xiao Chen congratulated him before the tester called Xiao Chen forward.
• Xiao Chen's test revealed that he was a Three-Star Dou Zhe, astonishing Xiao Zhan, the elders, and Xiao Ning.
• Xiao Xun'er sensed Xiao Chen's pure Dou Qi and concluded that he had not raised his Cultivation by consuming many pills.
• Xiao Yan defeated the participant who challenged him, and Xiao Zhan ended the test and announced preparations for the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Chen left the plaza with Xiao Xun'er and Meng Er, while Xiao Ning watched them go and thought of his returning elder sister.
• Xiao Xun'er walked arm in arm with Xiao Chen and asked him to accompany her to Wutan City the next day.

Xiao Chen spent the day shopping in Wutan City with Xiao Xun'er while considering his plans to leave and grow stronger. Back at his courtyard, he discovered that Xian Er had advanced to a seven-tailed fox and transformed into a girl.

• Xiao Chen agreed to accompany Xiao Xun'er, and the two spent the next day strolling through Wutan City together.
• Xiao Chen thought about obtaining the Xiao Family's Buddha Ancient Jade, defeating Hun Tiandi, and bringing the women close to him to the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Chen teased Xiao Xun'er by saying he was thinking about when he could marry her, and he returned to the Xiao Family with her at dusk.
• Xiao Chen sensed that Meng Er had reached the third stage of Dou Qi after nearly half a year of clearing the impurities from her meridians.
• Xiao Chen brought Meng Er into the Cosmos Ring's Small World, where he saw Xian Er as a seven-tailed pink fox before she transformed into a young girl.

Xiao Chen welcomed Xian Er after she advanced to Three-Star Dou Zong, then gave her and Meng Er Marrow Cleansing Pills. After testing a new technique, he followed a refreshed sign-in prompt to the Xiao Family's Dou Qi Pavilion.

• Xian Er returned after refining the Divine Fox Essence Blood, having reached Three-Star Dou Zong and gained a seventh fox tail.
• Xiao Chen gave Xian Er and Meng Er Marrow Cleansing Pills, and Xian Er helped Meng Er refine hers.
• Xiao Chen tested the Nether God's Spear, which destroyed a hill, before Ling Er announced the Dou Qi Pavilion as a new sign-in location.
• Xiao Chen left the Cosmos Ring and arrived at the Xiao Family's Dou Qi Pavilion.

Xiao Chen checked in at the Dou Qi Pavilion and received the Soul Codex, which taught him to cultivate and strengthen his soul power. After cultivating for a month, he attended the Xiao family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where he spotted Xiao Yu in the crowd.

• Xiao Chen checked in outside the Dou Qi Pavilion and received the Soul Codex.
• Xiao Chen cultivated the Soul Codex in a mountain cave and sensed and absorbed Spiritual Energy to strengthen his soul.
• Xiao Chen spent the following month cultivating, guiding Meng Er, and visiting Wutan City with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Chen brought Meng Er to the Coming-of-Age Ceremony and sat with her and Xiao Xun'er after greeting Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Chen spotted Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning's sister, leaning against a tree in the square.

At the Xiao Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Chen met Xiao Yu and Ya Fei before the Ceremony Retest began. Xiao Yan’s retest showed Eight Segment Dou Qi, and Xiao Xun’er was called next.

• Xiao Yu greeted Xiao Chen, while Xiao Ning complained that Xiao Chen had bullied him.
• Xiao Zhan introduced Ya Fei to Xiao Chen, and she praised his rapid rise to Three-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Zhan and Ya Fei left to prepare for the ceremony, while Xiao Yu departed with Xiao Ning and Xiao Xun’er teased Xiao Chen about Xiao Yu’s hostility.
• Second Elder Xiao Ying began the Coming-of-Age Ceremony and explained that the Ceremony Retest precisely measured the candidates’ Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan’s retest displayed Eight Segment Dou Qi, astonishing the crowd and delighting Xiao Zhan.
• Second Elder Xiao Ying called Xiao Xun’er to the platform.

Xiao Chen tested as a Three-Star Dou Zhe, astonishing the crowd with his rapid cultivation and hidden combat strength. After the ceremony's tests and Xiao Yan's and Xiao Xun'er's arena turns, Xiao Chen faced Xiao Yu in the challenge, confident that his cultivation gave him the advantage.

• Xiao Xun'er tested as a One-Star Dou Zhe and returned to her seat beside Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen tested as a Three-Star Dou Zhe, surprising the crowd with how quickly he had advanced from Five-Segment Dou Qi in one year.
• Xiao Zhan and Ya Fei praised Xiao Chen's talent as the ceremony results showed that only Xiao Chen and Xiao Xun'er had reached the Dou Zhe realm.
• Xiao Yan defeated his opponent in the arena challenge, while Xiao Xun'er received no challenge and stepped down.
• Xiao Chen entered the arena and saw Xiao Yu approach, recognizing that she wanted to teach him a lesson but believing his cultivation would let him defeat her.

Xiao Chen defeated Xiao Yu in a clan challenge by catching her sword with his scaled arm and knocking her off the platform with a palm strike. The crowd was stunned by how quickly he won, and Xiao Ying declared him the victor.

• Xiao Yu challenged Xiao Chen, and Xiao Ying reminded them to stop once the match was decided.
• Xiao Yu rushed Xiao Chen and thrust her longsword at his chest.
• Xiao Chen covered his arms and hands in azure Dragon Scales, caught Xiao Yu’s sword barehanded, and held it fast.
• Xiao Chen released the sword and struck Xiao Yu with his palm, sending her off the platform.
• Xiao Ying announced that Xiao Chen had won.

After defeating Xiao Yu at the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Chen agreed to visit the Dou Qi Pavilion with Xiao Xun'er. During the Pavilion’s attribute tests, Xiao Chen’s many attributes shattered the crystal ball, and Xiao Xun'er’s fire test nearly shattered its replacement.

• Xiao Chen defeated Xiao Yu, then accepted Xiao Xun'er's invitation to visit the Dou Qi Pavilion the next day.
• Xiao Zhan explained the Pavilion’s rules and tested the clan members’ attributes, while Xiao Yan received a quiet word of special guidance before entering.
• Xiao Chen's test produced a dazzling array of lights and shattered the crystal ball, so he claimed his Dou Qi was fire attribute and entered the Pavilion.
• Xiao Xun'er's test made the replacement crystal ball glow with golden flames and spread cracks across it.
• Xiao Chen recognized the flames as a faint trace of Xiao Xun'er's Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.